by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
New Genie Xtra Capacity™ boom boasts expanded outreach and exceptional range of motion. Accès Location d’Équipement, headquartered in Quebec, Canada, will take delivery of the first new Genie SX-135XC self-propelled telescopic boom lift, a model designed to deliver...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Skyjack is helping Toronto Railway Museum restore and maintain historic railway vehicles as well as general facility maintenance. “We have been open for six years and restoration is an ongoing activity as there is a good amount of work that needs to be done,” said...
by admin | Nov 27, 2016 | Equipment Rental News
Essex Rental Corp., Buffalo Grove, Ill., reported equipment rentals segment revenues for the third quarter of 2016 of $5.8 million compared to $7.1 million for the third quarter of 2015. Equipment rentals segment revenues include equipment rentals and transportation....
by admin | Nov 26, 2016 | Manufacturer News
A YOUTH unemployment charity has been given a welcome boost after taking ownership of a fork lift truck donated by one of the region’s leading manufacturers. The Employability Trust was singled out by Japanese company Komatsu after senior management heard about the...
by admin | Nov 25, 2016 | Manufacturer News, Mining News
Caterpillar OEM Solutions is extending its large machine options to include frontless hydraulic shovels weighing more than 100 metric tons. To accommodate larger specialty front attachments with greater capabilities and flexibility, Caterpillar is now offering the Cat...
by admin | Nov 25, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
ALE has enhanced its cranes fleet with the latest development from Liebherr, the LR 1750/2 crane. The new wide boom system has been purchased specially to undertake the handling scope for the Siemens ‘Crane Framework Agreement’ starting in the UK in September 2016. The...
by admin | Nov 24, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News
A Potain MDT 98 tower crane was used at the famed Verona Arena in Italy to change theatrical sets between productions for its entire 2016 opera season. Verona, Italy-based Toffoli Macchine rented the 6 t crane for the project, which had the crane use its 55 m jib...
by admin | Nov 24, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News, Equipment Rental News
In October, Wagenborg pulled two pipes underneath the ‘Twentekanaal’, using 14 mobile telescopic cranes. These transport pipes (supply and outlet), measuring 410 meters (1345 ft.) each, are part of a heating network for the town of Hengelo. The heating network heats...
by admin | Nov 24, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Laing O’Rourke has agreed a deal to sell its mobile cranes division to Ainscough. In a statement the contractor said it had assessed its plant division, Select Plant Hire and decided to sell off its mobile fleet. Laing O’Rourke will continue to invest in the other...
by admin | Nov 24, 2016 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
At least 67 Chinese workers have been killed after scaffolding collapsed at a power plant in eastern China on Thursday, the Associated Press quoting state media reported. The scaffolding involved was on a cooling tower being built in the Jiangxi province and that the...
